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In Feb., 1777, Congress, despite General Washington's protests, promoted five brigadier generals of junior rank to major generalships over Arnold's head. This and subsequent slights by Congress embittered Arnold and may in part have motivat...
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Arnold, Benedict, 1741–1801, ... In Feb., 1777, Congress, despite General Washington's protests, promoted five brigadier generals of junior rank to major generalships over Arnold's head. This and subsequent slights by Congress embittered Arnold and may in part have motivated his later treason.
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The treason of Benedict Arnold had been long premeditated. Passionate, discontented, constantly persuaded that he was neglected and ill treated by Congress, demanding from that body more than it could or would grant, his disaffection grew extreme. ... Some time elapsed before Arnold's flight was discovered, but when it...
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Benedict Arnold, planning his treason, secured the command of West Point. He then met with British head of intelligence John Andre, and it was agreed that when British troops ascended the river, Arnold was to apply to Washington for reinforcements, and after making a show ... The plot was discovered when on September 23,
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In an act that has made his name synonymous with treason in American history, General Benedict Arnold conspired to turn his command of West Point over to the British. In return, he was to receive money and become a general in the British army. His treason was discovered when Major Andre, his British contact,
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Fortunately for the Americans, Andre was captured and the plot discovered. Benedict Arnold escaped arrest (and a sure hanging) and would finish the war in British uniform! But the consequences of his treachery were nowhere near what they could have been. ... I enjoyed reading this description of Benedict Arnold's treason,
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Benedict Arnold saw in Peggy Shippen the same desire for the good things of this world that burned at the core of his own restless being. ... It was the collapse of these dreams that sent her into apparent hysterics on September 25, 1780, when word reached West Point that the treason conspiracy had been discovered,
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For a man like Benedict Arnold (1741–1801), whose father had left him no money, one of the best and fastest ways to get noticed was by advancing through the military ranks. ... Home > American Revolution > Americans' Reactions to Benedict Arnold's Treason...
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Americans' Reactions to Benedict Arnold's Treason Summary; 1,910 words, approx. 6 pages; ... Benedict Arnold's "To the Inhabitants of America" was an open letter he wrote and published after his defection to the Kingdom of Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War. In the letter, dated October 7, 1780,
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